Lutheran schools in the United States are educational institutions set up under or affiliated with various Lutheran
synod
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s. These synods are not affiliated with each other and vary in their doctrinal beliefs. Most of the Lutheran schools are associated with the
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States. The LC ...
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA was officially formed on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three Lutheran church bodies. , it has approxim ...
(ELCA), or the
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) is an association of Lutheran congregations located primarily in the United States. It describes itself as an affiliation of autonomous Lutheran churches and not a denomination. It began in 2001 ...
(LCMC). Lutheran schools generally attempt to place practicing Lutherans and practicing Christians of other Christian traditions first in enrollments. This is in contrast to other Christian educational institutions, such as Anglican schools, which take into account other non-religious criteria.
Primary education
The following is a list of Lutheran elementary schools in the United States for which Wikipedia articles exist:
Pilgrim Lutheran School
Pilgrim Lutheran School, Chicago, is a Lutheran private school affiliated with Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. Collectively, the church and school are referred to as Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School.
About the school
Pilgrim Lu ...
(ELCA)
Indiana
* Evansville -
Evansville Lutheran School
Evansville Lutheran School is a private, Lutheran parochial elementary school located in Evansville, Indiana, in the United States. Established in 1971, Evansville Lutheran School is the first parochial Lutheran school. The school is affiliated wi ...
Martin Luther Academy
Martin Luther Academy (MLA) is a private Lutheran
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This is a list of Lutheran high schools by state and city.
Arizona
* Phoenix -
Arizona Lutheran Academy
Arizona Lutheran Academy (ALA) is a high school located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The high school was founded in 1978 and has been located in its present campus since 1986. ...
(WELS)
* Phoenix - North Valley Christian Academy High School (LCMS)
* Phoenix - Valley Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Whiteriver - East Fork High School (WELS)
California
* Canoga Park - Trinity Lutheran High School
* Chula Vista -
Victory Christian Academy
Victory Christian Academy is a private, Christian elementary and high school in Chula Vista, California. It is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. The school serves approximately 180 students in total (K-12).
Lutheran High Schoo ...
(LCMS)
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* Irvine - Crean Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* La Verne - Lutheran High School-La Verne (LCMS)
* Orange -
Lutheran High School of Orange County
Lutheran High School of Orange County (commonly known as Orange Lutheran High School or OLu) is a private Lutheran high school in Orange, California, in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, founded in 1973. The school offers on-campus, online, and b ...
(LCMS)
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* Sylmar - Concordia High School (formerly LA Lutheran Middle/Senior High School)
* Torrance -
Pacific Lutheran High School
Pacific Lutheran Jr. / Sr. High School is a private Lutheran high school located in Gardena, California
Gardena is a city located in the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, ...
(LCMS)
* Wildomar -
California Lutheran High School
California Lutheran High School (CLHS) California Lutheran is a private, college-preparatory, Christian high school in Wildomar, California, United States. Students come from the Temecula metro area, Lake Elsinore, and Riverside County. Inter ...
(Boarding School) (WELS)
Colorado
* Commerce City- Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School (WELS)
* Edwards - Vail Christian High School (LCMS)
* Parker - Lutheran High School (LCMS)
Florida
* Deerfield Beach - Zion Lutheran Christian School
* Doral - Divine Savior Lutheran Academy (WELS)
* Mulberry - Calvary Academy (boarding school)
* Ocala - St John Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Sanford - Holy Cross Lutheran Academy (LCMS)
Hawaii
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Illinois
* Buckley - Christ Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Centralia - Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Chicago - New Luther High School
* Crete -
Illinois Lutheran High School
Illinois Lutheran High School, or ILHS, is a private, nationally accredited Christian school in Crete, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago.
Illinois Lutheran High School serves students from the south, central and eastern region of Will County. T ...
(WELS)
* Crystal Lake -
Faith Lutheran High School
Faith Lutheran High School, commonly referred to as Faith or FLHS, was a private high school located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. It was affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod and served students of McHenry County, Illinois. The schoo ...
(LCMS)
* Decatur - Lutheran School Association High School (LCMS)
* Edwardsville - Metro East Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Elgin - Fox Valley Lutheran Academy
* Evansville - Christ Our Savior Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Lansing - Luther East High School
* Melrose Park -
Walther Christian Academy
Walther Christian Academy (formerly known as Walther Lutheran High School) is a private Lutheran high school and middle school in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States. Established in 1954, the school is affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Miss ...
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* Holt - Martin Luther High School (LCMS)
* Macomb - Lutheran High School North (LCMS)
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* Rochester Hills - Lutheran High School Northwest (LCMS)
* Saginaw -
Michigan Lutheran Seminary
Michigan Lutheran Seminary (MLS) is a coeducational, Independent school, private College-preparatory school, preparatory school for boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12. Located in Saginaw, Michigan, the school encourages students to ...
(Boarding School) (WELS)
* Saginaw - Valley Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Saint Joseph - Michigan Lutheran High School (WELS)
* Westland -
Lutheran High School Westland
Lutheran High School Westland is a parochial high school located in Westland, Michigan in Wayne County. It is governed by the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Detroit and is associated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Its cu ...
(LCMS)
* Wyoming - West Michigan Lutheran High School (LCMS)
Minnesota
* Bloomington Lion's Gate Christian Academy
* Fergus Falls -
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy is a private Christian school in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Established in 1916, Hillcrest is affiliated with the Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America.
Hillcrest's mission is "to equip students in a Christ-center ...
(Board School)
* Lakefield - Sioux Valley Lutheran Secondary School
* Mankato - Immanuel Lutheran High School (Church of the Lutheran Confession)
* Mayer - Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Morristown - Cannon Valley Lutheran High School
* New Ulm -
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School (MVL) is a private school located just outside New Ulm, Minnesota. The current building was built in 1979; the school was founded as a faith-based institution. MVL is owned by the Minnesota Valley Lutheran As ...
(WELS)
* Northrop - Martin Luther High School (LCMS)
* Plymouth -
West Lutheran High School
West Lutheran High School is a private Lutheran co-educational secondary school located in Plymouth, a suburb of the Twin Cities, in Minnesota, in the United States. It is operated by 20 Lutheran congregations belonging to the Wisconsin Evangelical ...
St. Croix Lutheran High School
St. Croix Lutheran Academy formerly known as St. Croix Lutheran High School, is a private Lutheran middle school and high school in West St. Paul, Minnesota, in the United States. The school has a student body population of about 500 in sixth ...
(WELS)
* Winona -
Hope Lutheran High School
Hope Lutheran High School is a private Lutheran
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(LCMS)
Missouri
* Concordia - Saint Paul Lutheran High School (Boarding School) (LCMS)
* Jackson -
Saxony Lutheran High School
Saxony Lutheran High School is a private, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod high school located in Jackson, Missouri, United States.
Organization
The governing body of Saxony is a board of regents. This consists of two members from each participat ...
(LCMS)
* Jefferson City - Calvary Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* Kansas City -
Lutheran High School of Kansas City
Lutheran High School of Kansas City is a Parochial school, parochial Lutheran school, Lutheran secondary school in Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, that serves 140 students in grades nine through twelve. It is associated with the Luth ...
Lutheran High School South
Lutheran High School South (LHSS) is a private Lutheran co-educational school located in Affton, an unincorporated area in St. Louis County, Missouri, in the United States.Lincoln Lutheran Middle/Sr High School (LCMS)
* Norfolk - Lutheran High Northeast (LCMS)
* Omaha - Concordia Junior Senior High School (LCMS)
* Waco - Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School (Boarding School) (WELS)
Charlotte United Christian Academy
Charlotte United Christian Academy is a private Christian school in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was founded in 2009 by Resurrection Church and Garr Church.
Academic associations
Charlotte United is part of the Greater Charlotte Association of ...
* Broken Arrow - Immanuel Lutheran Christian Academy (LCMS)
Oregon
* Bend - Trinity Lutheran School (LCMS)
* Portland -
Portland Lutheran High School
Portland Lutheran School was a private Lutheran school in Portland, Oregon, United States
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(LCMS) - Closed 2015
Pennsylvania
* Verona - Redeemer Lutheran School (LCMS)
Puerto Rico
* Bayamon - Colegio Santisima Trinidad
South Dakota
* Rapid City - Black Hills Lutheran School (LCMS)
* Sioux Falls - Lutheran High School of Sioux Falls (LCMS)
* Watertown - Great Plains Lutheran High School (Boarding School) (WELS)
Texas
* Austin - Concordia High School (LCMS)
* Carrollton - Prince of Peace Christian School (LCMS)
* Dallas - Dallas Lutheran School (LCMS)
* Ft Worth - St Paul Lutheran School-6th to 8th grade
* Houston - Lutheran High School North (LCMS)
* Houston -
Lutheran South Academy
Lutheran South Academy is a private pre-kindergarten through 12th grade Lutheran school affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod located in Houston, Texas, United States. It is a member of the Houston Area Independent Schools, a gro ...
(LCMS)
* Plano - Faith Lutheran High School (LCMS)
* San Antonio -
Lutheran High School of San Antonio
Lutheran High School of San Antonio (LHSSA) is a private, college preparatory Lutheran high school located in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. As the city's only Lutheran high school, LHSSA is supported by six congregations of the Luther ...
Evergreen Lutheran High School
Evergreen Lutheran High School (commonly shortened to "Evergreen") is a private secondary school owned and operated by the Pacific Northwest Lutheran High School Association. It is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and Eva ...
(WELS)
* Tacoma - Concordia Christian Academy (LCMS)
Wisconsin
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Appleton
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Fox Valley Lutheran High School
Fox Valley Lutheran High School (FVLHS or FVL) is a private, Lutheran, co-educational high school in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States. It was established in 1953 and is owned by a group of congregations of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran ...
(WELS)
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Cecil
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- Wolf River Lutheran High School (LCMS)
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Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School (KMLHS) is a four-year Lutheran high school in the Town of Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin, Jackson, Wisconsin, located approximately 20 miles northwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee. The school is aff ...
Manitowoc Lutheran High School
Manitowoc Lutheran High School (MLHS) is a Lutheran school, WELS Lutheran high school located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The school is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). The high school was founded in 1956, and has been ...
Milwaukee Lutheran High School
Milwaukee Lutheran High School (MLHS) is a secondary school located in Milwaukee, in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The school was originally known as Lutheran High School (LHS). LHS was established in 1903, making Milwaukee Lutheran the oldest L ...
(LCMS)
** Milwaukee -
Wisconsin Lutheran High School
Wisconsin Lutheran High School, commonly referred to as WLHS or Wisco, is a private preparatory religious high school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. WLHS was formed when the Lutheran High School in Milwaukee, founded in 1903, split in the 1950s over d ...
Racine
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Racine Lutheran High School
Racine Lutheran High School is a private religious high school located in Racine, Wisconsin. It is associated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. Founded in 1944, the school has an enrollment of about 225 students.
Academics
Christian ...
Sheboygan Lutheran High School
Sheboygan Lutheran High School is a private secondary school in Sheboygan, Wisconsin near the University of Wisconsin–Sheboygan campus on the city's southwest side. It is operated by the Lutheran High School Association of the Greater Sheboyg ...
Shoreland Lutheran High School
Shoreland Lutheran High School (SLHS) is a Lutheran High School in Somers, Wisconsin, affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) and operated by a federation of 24 area congregations.
Description
SLHS is a private religious ...
Luther Preparatory School
Luther Preparatory School (LPS or Luther Prep) is a residential four-year secondary school located in Watertown, Wisconsin, United States. Established in 1865, it is owned and operated by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS). LPS focu ...
(Boarding School) (WELS)
Post-secondary education
References
See also
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List of Lutheran schools in Australia
Lutheran schools in Australia are educational institutions set up under or affiliated to the Lutheran Church of Australia. This affiliation is via Lutheran Education Australia, through its three district offices (Lutheran Education Queensland, Lu ...
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List of schools in the United States
These are lists of schools in the United States.
A-H
*Alabama: school districts · high schools
*Alaska: school districts · high schools · middle schools
*Arizona: by county: school districts · high schools · private and independent s ...
List of international schools in the United States
This is a list of notable international schools in the United States.
California
*Alliant International University, Irvine, Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco
*American University Preparatory School, Los Angeles
*French Am ...